Chicago
Daley shifts stance on big box ordinance
Medill via Chi Town Daily News--Though Daley does not support the initiative, recent comments indicate that he may not be taking such a hard line.
"Now, I'm not a big box proponent," he said of the ordinance last week. "But like everything else, what we basically have to have is...them pay better salaries, better benefits. There's nothing wrong with that."
Daley cautioned, however, that he did not want to send the message that big businesses should stay out of Chicago. He also expressed concern that other "big box" companies, like Marshall Fields, might have to shift to part-time employees.
Under an amended version of the ordinance, approved by the City Council Finance Committee on Wednesday, the "living wage" will be phased in over three years to lessen the shock to big businesses. The new plan sets wages at $9.25 an hour, plus $1.50 for benefits to start, before they go up to $10 an hour and $3 in benefits by 2010. More...
Medill via Chi Town Daily News--Though Daley does not support the initiative, recent comments indicate that he may not be taking such a hard line.
"Now, I'm not a big box proponent," he said of the ordinance last week. "But like everything else, what we basically have to have is...them pay better salaries, better benefits. There's nothing wrong with that."
Daley cautioned, however, that he did not want to send the message that big businesses should stay out of Chicago. He also expressed concern that other "big box" companies, like Marshall Fields, might have to shift to part-time employees.
Under an amended version of the ordinance, approved by the City Council Finance Committee on Wednesday, the "living wage" will be phased in over three years to lessen the shock to big businesses. The new plan sets wages at $9.25 an hour, plus $1.50 for benefits to start, before they go up to $10 an hour and $3 in benefits by 2010. More...
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